C6 Z06 Wheels on a C5 Trouble
Burning Brakes
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From: Overland Park KS
Do the L5 fenders with the modified C6Z06 splash guards -- you'll love the end result. I'm sure you've seen the pics posted on this forum showing this setup. If I had the $$$ (frick'n stock market) this is the route I'd take. It looks killer IMO! 
Burning Brakes
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From: Shawnee Kansas
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dbf might be right, if you look at the pics of the L5 fenders on the eastcoastvette site, I don't know why it wouldn't catch...look how low the clearance is...could they hit any bump? I have at least that much clearance...maybe if I post this in general someone who has them could pipe up....
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Safety Car
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From: San Rafael CA
Definitely a tough lesson...the wheel shop is a very well known and used wheel shop here in the KC area...handle a lot of wheel jobs...but no, they don't specialize in vettes...the shop suggested the place to get the car lowered...it wasn't lowered when I put the wheels on...its obvious now that the wheels/tires are probably too big without the flares...even if I raise the car back up, I would be afraid it could travel that far and crack again...
Look at a picture of a Corvette taking a corner at high speed, or look at how much the tail "squats" under hard acceleration .... you can probably get the tires rubbing the body panel in either of those two cases, let alone adding a bump to it.
You may not be able to move the car much ... but what's your body weight ... 200 lbs ???? ...... How much weight gets transferred to the rear suspension under hard acceleration ???? .... probably 1,000 pounds .... your weight is puny compared to the weight shifts the suspension has to cope with .... and add to that the loads that occur when a wheel drops into a pothole and the tire/wheel is "launched" up into the car when it hits the other side of the hole ..... it isn't that hard to hit the bump stops (that's why they are there).
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From: Bugs Bunny should'a made a left turn here
yeah as others have said, they're sticking out too far. the suspension must have compressed too far and caused the fender to hit the top of the tire.
as far as the inside wheelwell rubbing out, you need to add a spacer if you want to run this size for clearance.
here's how yours looks vs mine with the same wheels, 345 tires, 5/8" spacers and L5 flares.
vs.
wrong.
as far as the inside wheelwell rubbing out, you need to add a spacer if you want to run this size for clearance.
here's how yours looks vs mine with the same wheels, 345 tires, 5/8" spacers and L5 flares.
vs.
wrong.
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From: Shawnee Kansas
[QUOTE=jdmvette;1566519082]yeah as others have said, they're sticking out too far. the suspension must have compressed too far and caused the fender to hit the top of the tire.
as far as the inside wheelwell rubbing out, you need to add a spacer if you want to run this size for clearance.
here's how yours looks vs mine with the same wheels, 345 tires, 5/8" spacers and L5 flares.
vs.
Sold! Where is the best place to get them?
as far as the inside wheelwell rubbing out, you need to add a spacer if you want to run this size for clearance.
here's how yours looks vs mine with the same wheels, 345 tires, 5/8" spacers and L5 flares.
vs.
Sold! Where is the best place to get them?
Instructor
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From: Renton,Kennydale area WA
Melting Slicks
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From: Scottsdale Az
Second, you don't have to get the doors painted to match the fenders. If the shop is any good they can put it dead on to match the doors. Just make sure they put the orange peel in it as well as the proper color.
